Scottish Tory leader warns people must do more to speak up for immigrants

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said politicians need to take more responsibility for how they speak about immigration.In a clear break with senior Tories in the rest of the UK, the MSP said: “We can’t just talk about immigrants in terms of the workforce, their contributions are so much more. “We need to talk about culture and and the contribution immigrants make to communities and society.“We all need to take responsibility for that and I do.”

Ms Davidson was speaking as part of the Orwell Prize lecture in central London.Just last week ex-Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith said that post Brexit immigration policy should be focused on excluding low skilled migrants from the Labour market.

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Jeremy Corbyn on why he's 'not wealthy' despite £137k salary

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is paid around £137,000 a year - but insisted he was “not wealthy” because of where he puts his money in his interview tonight with ITV.

It’s been suggested this a reference to charitable donations.

He said: “I consider myself adequately paid, very adequately paid for what I do.... What I do with it is a different matter.

“I consider myself well paid for what I do and I am wanting to say to everyone who’s well off, make your contribution to our society.”

Told people would be shouting at their TVs for him to accept he’s well-paid, he said: “Of course I do, of course I know that!”

He added: “I’m not wealthy because of where I put the money, but I’m not going into that.

“I’m very well-paid for what I do and I acknowledge that, of course I do.”

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Corbyn staying on even if Labour loses could help 'stabilise' the party says Clive Lewis

Jeremy Corbyn could stay Labour leader “whatever happens” in the general election because it would help stabilise the party, Clive Lewis has suggested.

The former shadow minister - who is campaigning for re-election in Norwich - said the decision would be for the Labour leader if the party loses on June 8.

But he said: “I think one of the things we learnt after Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown is that when leaders of the party leave immediately after it can be quite destabilising.

“So I think there’s an argument that whatever happens Jeremy Corbyn stays on and makes sure that he hands the Labour Party over in good order.”

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Mr Lewis spoke at the launch of Progressive Alliance, a campaign to unite left-wing votes around unity candidates in key seats against the Labour leader’s wishes.

Mr Corbyn refused to say whether he’d step down in the event of a Labour defeat in an interview with ITV’s Tonight.

He said: “We’re fighting to win. I’m proud to lead this party, I’m going to lead this party to win the general election. That’s the only question at the moment.

“Are we capable of winning the general election? Yes. Am I determined to do it? Absolutely.”

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Jeremy Corbyn finally accepts free movement will end

Jeremy Corbyn has finally accepted the free movement of people from Europe must end with Brexit.

In an election interview with ITV (see below), the Labour leader said he now accepts controls on immigration are essential.

“Clearly the free movement ends when we leave the European Union,” he said.

“There will be managed migration and it will be fair.”

Mr Corbyn’s admission is a significant shift for the Labour leader and brings him in line with his Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer, who has said repeatedly that free movement of people must end.

Labour on the Tory leader's clash with a voter: “This is what happens when Theresa May meets real people"

Ian Lavery, Labour’s National Elections Coordinator, has said in a statement: “This is what happens when Theresa May meets real people.

“The Tories have failed to support disabled people and those with learning difficulties, while changes to Personal Independence Payments will deny 350,000 disabled people the support they need.”

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Full transcript of Theresa May's clash with voter Cathy

Cathy: Theresa, are you going to help people with learning disabilities? I’m being serious, I want you to do something for us.

PM: We’ve got a lot of plans in place for people with mental health disabilities ...

Cathy: And learning disabilities

PM: And learning disabilities.

Cathy: Because I’ve got learning disabilities and I haven’t got a carer at the moment, and I’m angry and I would like somebody to help me ‘cos I can’t do everything that I want to do. I’m talking about everybody, not just me, I’m talking about for everybody that’s got mental ... and anybody that’s got learning disabilities, I want the not to have their money taken away from them and being crippled.

PM: We’re going to do a number of ...

Cathy: The fat cats keep the money and us lot get nothing.

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PM: Cathy, we’re going to do a number of things. Let me just tell you one thing which isn’t about money.

Cathy: Do you know what I want? I want my, my, um, disability living allowance to come back, not have PIPs and get nothing. I can’t live on £100 a month. They took it all away from me.

PM: What I can do is ensure we’re giving more help to people with mental health ...

Cathy: And learning disabilities...

PM: And learning disabilities, and that’s what, exactly what we’ve done. We made an announcement the other day.

Cathy: And the people in the wheelchairs as well, and everybody. I’m - not just myself, for all of us.

PM: And that’s what we want to ensure, when we look at the help that we’re giving to people with any disability is that, to particularly focus on those that are most in need.

Take an exclusive look at Ken Loach's film for the Labour Party

The Labour Party’s latest political broadcast puts the leader front and centre as Jeremy Corbyn sets out his motivation for wanting to be PM.

The film was produced by award-winning director, Ken Loach, the man behind films, “Cathy Come Home” and “I, Daniel Blake”.

The broadcast, which focuses on Jeremy Corbyn rather than the Labour Party shows huge crowds meeting the leader as he visits the North West.

Jeremy Corbyn will say in the broadcast: “I love this country; I love the history, the beauty, the diversity of this country. But people are not at ease. There’s inequality, there’s injustice, there’s anger.

“There’s anger because people can’t get on; there’s anger because people can’t get anywhere to live; there’s anger because young people are not getting the jobs they want.

“Let’s do it differently; where we work from the principle that the role of government is to give everybody a decent chance. To have public services that are there for us; to have an economy that works for all.”